Start Your Day with Peanut Butter: 10 Breakfast Ideas

Elizabeth Passarella
Elizabeth Passarella
Elizabeth Passarella is the author of the essay collection Good Apple and a contributing editor at Southern Living. A former editor at Real Simple and Vogue, she has spent more than 20 years writing about food, travel, home design, and parenting in outlets including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Parents, Martha Stewart Weddings, Coastal Living, Airbnb, and The Kitchn. Elizabeth grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and now lives with her husband and three children in New York City.
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updated May 2, 2019
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We’re big fans of peanut butter around here. We’ve debated texture vs. taste, coveted the perfect peanut butter jar, and even introduced peanut butter-stuffed jalapeños. Peanut butter is ideal for breakfast—filling and packed with protein. And there are a lot of ways to use it. Peanut butter pancakes, anyone?

TOP ROW:
• 1. Yogurt Swirled with Peanut Butter, Honey, and Graham Crackers
• 2. Peanut Butter Ginger Muffins
• 3. Smitten Kitchen’s Peanutella
• 4. Peanut Butter and Honey Granola
• 5. Frozen Banana-Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip “Milkshakes” (Ice cream-free!)

BOTTOM ROW:
• 6. Peanut Butter and Pistachio Breakfast Bars, from Body + Soul
• 7. Peanut Butter Pancakes, from This Homemade Life
• 8. Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Waffles, from Cookie
• 9. Peanut Butter Muffins, from Real Simple
• 10. Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bread, from Peanut Butter Boy

Related: All You Ever Wanted to Know about Peanut Butter

(Images: Elizabeth Passarella; Leela Cyd Ross; Stephanie Barlow; Faith Durand; Wholeliving.com; Alison Bickel; Yunhee Kim; Amy Neunsinger; Nick/Peanut Butter Boy)

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